Brown's Chicken files for bankruptcy

Neither a company representative nor the bankruptcy lawyer could be reached for immediate comment, but the bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Illinois listed the debtor's address at 489 W. Fullerton, the same Elmhurst address listed on www.brownschicken.com Web site.

The petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which allows companies to reorganize while conducting business, said it has 50 to 99 creditors, liabilities of $1 million to $10 million, and assets of $100,000 to $500,000.

The chain is known for being the site of a 1993 killing of seven workers at a Brown's Chicken restaurant in Palatine.